lineage Command

The lineage command helps you understand how a specific asset fits into your pipeline by showing its dependencies. It tells you:

• What the asset relies on (upstream dependencies).
• What relies on the asset (downstream dependencies).

This is useful for understanding your pipeline’s structure, tracking relationships between components, and troubleshooting issues with asset connections.

 bruin lineage [flags] <path to the asset definition>

Flags

• --full
  Display all upstream and downstream dependencies, including indirect dependencies.

• --output, -o
  Specify the output format. Possible values:

  • plain (default): Outputs a human-readable text summary.
  • json: Outputs the lineage as structured JSON.

Example

Understanding the dependencies of Chess template

bruin lineage chess/assets/player_summary.sql

Output: